Members DJ RAZZ Posted November 15, 2012 Members Share Posted November 15, 2012 Jupiter 8 and Duran Duran's "Rio and Hungry like the Wolf". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members minimoog Posted November 15, 2012 Author Members Share Posted November 15, 2012 So what keyboard do you think has the most killer keyboard lines of them all?? remember not only one song . like the DX7 and M1 have in many songsso who has the most?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members koolkat Posted November 15, 2012 Members Share Posted November 15, 2012 Originally Posted by minimoog So what keyboard do you think has the most killer keyboard lines of them all?? remember not only one song . like the DX7 and M1 have in many songs so who has the most?? Probably either the Minimoog or the ARP 2600 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wesg Posted November 15, 2012 Members Share Posted November 15, 2012 Hammond Organ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted November 15, 2012 Members Share Posted November 15, 2012 Wurly on that Zeppelin thing.All kinds of Rhodes on all kinds of stuff although I can't place any.CP-80 on AjaMoog I think on Minotaur.Whatever played Light My FireAnd then there's the Farfisas and Voxes ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MikeyParent Posted November 15, 2012 Members Share Posted November 15, 2012 The question (as I now understand it) could be rephrased: out of all synths, which one has the most/best lines?If my understanding is correct I would say the Jupiter 8 is a strong contender.Separate Ways - JourneyHungry Like the Wolf - Duran DuranSave a Prayer - Duran DuranThriller - Michael Jackson1999 - PrinceAxel F - Harold FaltermeyerI Want to Break Free - QueenRadio Gaga (bassline) - QueenMiami Vice Theme - Jan HammerNew Song - Howard JonesWhat is Love - Howard JonesShout - Tears for FearsHead Over Heels - Tears for FearsAfrica - TotoRosanna - TotoRelax - Frankie Goes to HollywoodJust a Girl - No DoubtMadonna - Crazy for YouDon't You (Forget About Me) - Simple MindsDrive - The Cars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members minimoog Posted November 15, 2012 Author Members Share Posted November 15, 2012 MikeyParent there you go ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wwwjd Posted November 15, 2012 Members Share Posted November 15, 2012 Originally Posted by minimoog So what keyboard do you think has the most killer keyboard lines of them all?? The Piano For The Win. Thank you and good night! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soundwave106 Posted November 15, 2012 Members Share Posted November 15, 2012 Originally Posted by wwwjd The Piano For The Win. Thank you and good night! (With the pipe organ probably 2nd.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Iamthesky Posted November 15, 2012 Members Share Posted November 15, 2012 Originally Posted by Karma1 The Who - "Baba O'Riley" - VCS3 synth Actually that's a Lowrey Berkshire home organ: http://www.keyboardmag.com/article/t...-o39riley/2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members minimoog Posted November 15, 2012 Author Members Share Posted November 15, 2012 http://www.keyboardmag.com/WorkArea/...&ItemID=110241 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Audacity Works Posted November 16, 2012 Members Share Posted November 16, 2012 The first thing you hear in MJ's "Beat It" is a Synclavier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cresshead Posted November 16, 2012 Members Share Posted November 16, 2012 sequencial circuits pro one!80's synth pop! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted November 17, 2012 Members Share Posted November 17, 2012 Originally Posted by Iamthesky Actually that's a Lowrey Berkshire home organ: http://www.keyboardmag.com/article/t...-o39riley/2020 What's on Won't Get Fooled? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mooginator Posted November 17, 2012 Members Share Posted November 17, 2012 Originally Posted by 1001gear CP-80 on Aja the Steely Dan song Aja? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted November 18, 2012 Members Share Posted November 18, 2012 Yup. That's in my memory for some reason. Is it an acoustic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mooginator Posted November 18, 2012 Members Share Posted November 18, 2012 Originally Posted by 1001gear Yup. That's in my memory for some reason. Is it an acoustic? I dont recall Steely Dan ever using a CP-80. It would sort of be contradictory to their approach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members edc1800 Posted November 18, 2012 Members Share Posted November 18, 2012 Originally Posted by wwwjd yer post confuses me.... first line says "LINE" (singular), the next same question says "lineS" plural. Very different. I always thought the ONE most singularly known synth riff was ELP "Lucky Man" the synthy synth to end all synths, first middle and last example of oldest best known syntheism. But I could be wrong. Now, if you mean PLURALLY, that means maybe the most uses that are most obvious? In the old days, I guess it was Moog, but then the Juppy and D50 and DX7 kinda took over. I think the mostests useageness fully depends on the era you pick: 80's maybe jupey, 90's I dunno... Dx7 D50? Jump is well know but I'm thinking Lucky Man for the crown. ?? maybe not Don't forget, that's Emerson -- he could make an old Casio sound fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Lozada Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 Originally Posted by minimoog The lucky winner will recive the envy of HC keyboard forum members (except for Guz lozada)for being so cool. Gus Lozada approves it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Iamthesky Posted November 19, 2012 Members Share Posted November 19, 2012 Originally Posted by 1001gear What's on Won't Get Fooled? Same organ, but with some output modulation: From wikipedia (worth what you pay for it, but convenient): Townshend is playing block chords spread between the two keyboards of the 1968 Lowrey Berkshire Deluxe TBO-1 organ. The output of the organ is fed into the audio input of the EMS VCS 3 mk1 synth. The first bit of processing to be applied to the organ sound is a low-frequency oscillator (LFO) controlling the frequency of a voltage-controlled filter (VCF), using a sine or triangle wave shape. In other words, the synth is turning the tone of the organ from mellow to bright, up and down automatically. There are pictures of Townshend playing this instrument, as well as a video of Pete Townshend demonstrating how the sound was produced The video: Using a synth to modulate a "conventional" keyboard can lead to brilliant results. Here, of course, but my personal favourite is No Quarter, where John Paul Jones plays an Hohner epiano through a VCS3: Jones used the VCS3 to create the underwater "wobble" effect on "No Quarter." He ran the audio signal of the Hohner piano through the filter, and modulated the filter with a sine-wave LFO. These days there are cheaper ways to run the output of an organ or epiano through a modulated filter, and most of them would be more reliable on stage than picking up an ancient VCS3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mikael488 Posted November 20, 2012 Members Share Posted November 20, 2012 Originally Posted by MikeyParent The question (as I now understand it) could be rephrased: out of all synths, which one has the most/best lines? If my understanding is correct I would say the Jupiter 8 is a strong contender. Separate Ways - Journey Hungry Like the Wolf - Duran Duran Save a Prayer - Duran Duran Thriller - Michael Jackson 1999 - Prince Axel F - Harold Faltermeyer I Want to Break Free - Queen Radio Gaga (bassline) - Queen Miami Vice Theme - Jan Hammer New Song - Howard Jones What is Love - Howard Jones Shout - Tears for Fears Head Over Heels - Tears for Fears Africa - Toto Rosanna - Toto Relax - Frankie Goes to Hollywood Just a Girl - No Doubt Madonna - Crazy for You Don't You (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds Drive - The Cars Not all of these songs feature the Jupiter-8 though, and when it's used it's only used sparingly. Examples: 1999 - Prince = layers of OB-XA and OB-SX Africa -Toto = Yamaha CS-80 (brass pads), GS-1 (kalimba and high organ part) Africa - Rosanna = the solo is a combination of several different synths such as the Polyfusion modular, Minimoog, CS-80, Prophet 5 and Jup-8 (used for the descending sequencer line). Shout - Tears For Fears = The Fairlight does the flute and the bass line is a combination of a sampled bass sounds mixed with synthesized bass timbres (Prophet 5 afaik). Head Over Heels - Tears for Fears = the brass is essentially PPG w/waveterm; the sustained and plucked strings are Fairlight with some Jupiter-8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mikael488 Posted November 20, 2012 Members Share Posted November 20, 2012 Originally Posted by Synthaholic The synth line hook on "Just What I Needed", by The Cars. Don't know what produced it. Also, their theme sync line on "Let's Go". Synth line hook on Just What I needed = Mini-korg 700 Sync lead on Let's Go = Prophet 5 rev 1 I'd say the Minimoog and Prophet 5 are strong contenders for the most famous or coolest synth lines. The Jup-8 and the OB-Xa were also used on a lot of stuff of course but not as much as the Prophet 5 I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pdiddy Posted November 21, 2012 Members Share Posted November 21, 2012 Originally Posted by plaid_emu .... and the video is also their best one! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRdo7WXTVoM Don't know how I made it through the 80's without ever hearing that song but now i'm traumatized for life. Thanks alot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gribs Posted November 21, 2012 Members Share Posted November 21, 2012 Edgar Winter Group "Frankenstein" - Arp 2600 I love the sick arps at about 5:09. Yeah - Rick Derringer on guitar too - kicks it big time!Styx "Fooling Yourself" - Arp Odyssey and Oberheim 4 Voice (supposedly) Wife and I have the "Grand Illusion" *album*. This is one of my favorite uses of synthesizer and acoustic guitar. Too bad Styx got all syrupy and sleazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gribs Posted November 21, 2012 Members Share Posted November 21, 2012 Okay you guys are going to probably hate me for this one, but this is one of those songs that just wouldn't be the same without the synth parts. I used to have a T-Shirt from this tour - which I saw when I was in 10th grade http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ker-C8FE2c No guitar player on the South Shore of Lake Ontario was worth his salt if he couldn't play this and no band was really playing it if there were no synth parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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